Operating Instructions - Land Pride AFM4211 Operator's Manual

Section 2: Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

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DANGER
Never carry a person on the mower. A rider can fall and be ran
over by the mower or tractor causing serious injury or death.
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DANGER
Stop operation if bystanders come within several hundred feet
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DANGER
Do not cut on steep inclines. The tractor and mower could flip
over causing damage to the equipment, bodily injury or death.
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DANGER
Operate mower with all guards installed & in good condition.
Gearbox and driveline shields must be secured in place when
operating mower to avoid injury or death from entanglement
in rotating drivelines. Keep away from moving parts.
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WARNING
The following operating procedures must be carefully read
and fully understood. You are the tractor operator and are
therefore responsible for the safe operation of this unit. All
other persons must be cleared of the area. Mower operation
must be stopped when in the vicinity of other persons.
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CAUTION
Always disengage tractor PTO before raising the Grooming
Mower decks to transport position to avoid damaging the
power train, injury from thrown objects or blade contact.
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CAUTION
When mowing in sandy soil areas, wear may occur to your
mower blades caused from sand erosion. Frequent inspection
should be made and blades replaced if damaged.
IMPORTANT:
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Do not engage PTO with mower decks in the
raised position or with engine speed above idle.
Doing so will damage power train components.
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Do not exceed rated PTO speed of mower.
Excessive engine speed will cause damage to
power train components.
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Avoid catching hydraulic hoses on brush, post,
stumps, and other protrusions.
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Use mower to cut only turf grasses. Cutting other
materials can damage drive components, cutting
blades and deck.
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Only use the Grooming Mower for its intended
purpose. Do not use it to pull, push or lift objects.
Do not use it as a working platform or as a wagon
to carry objects.
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1. After attaching the tractor to the mower, carefully
check all hoses and wires to be sure they will not
contact the PTO driveline.
2. Check PTO guards to make sure they are in good
condition and in place.
3. Inspect Hydraulic hoses for wear, damage and
hydraulic leaks. See "Avoid High Pressure Fluids
Hazard" on page 3 Replace damaged and worn
hoses with genuine Land Pride parts.
4. Check the following after the PTO has been
disengaged and come to a complete stop. Wear your
safety glasses.
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Check mower blades for sharpness.
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Ensure that bolts and nuts are tight.
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Check tractor safety equipment. To be sure they are
in good working condition.
IMPORTANT:
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Make sure transport locks are unlatched before
unfolding mower. Pull on rope to unlatch locks.
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When unfolding the mower, fully extend cylinders
to utilize maximum flexibility. Damage to the
mower may occur if the cylinders are not fully
extended.
5. Refer to Figure 2-2 on page 16. Unfold mower decks
to ground as follows:
a. Retracting the hydraulic cylinders to remove
weight from the transport locks.
b. Pull transport lock rope toward the tractor to
disengage locks.
c. Hold locks in this position until all 3 mower decks
have unfolded enough to allow the lock lugs to
become fully disengaged.
d. Extend all 3 cylinders to their maximum stroke for
maximum field float of mower decks.
6. Set the tractor throttle at idle. Engage the PTO to
start blades rotating.
7. Begin mowing at a slow forward speed and shift up
until desired speed is achieved - maintaining 540
PTO rpm. Mower blades will cut better at
540 PTO blade speed than at reduced throttle.
8. After mowing the first 50 feet, stop and check to see
that the mower is adjusted properly.
9. Grass is best cut when it is dry. Mowing wet grass
can cause plugging resulting in grass clumps behind
the mower.
10. Grass should be mowed frequently as shorter
clippings deteriorate faster.
11. Mow areas with extremely tall grass twice. Raise
mower high for the first cutting and then set mower at
finished cutting height for the second cutting.
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